Which country has the highest Stunting Rates?

Burundi has the highest Stunting Rates in 2024, at 55.8%, followed by Eritrea (52.5%) and Papua New Guinea (49.5%).

Which country has the lowest Stunting Rates?

Latvia has the lowest Stunting Rates in 2024, at 0.5%.

What is the median Stunting Rates across countries?

The median is 16.0% across the 158 countries with data in 2024.

Where does this stunting rates by country data come from?

Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Prevalence of stunting, height for age (% of children under 5) - WorldBank.

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Stunting Rates by Country

Name: Stunting Rates by Country
Creator: Rankodex

Burundi has the highest Stunting Rates in 2024 (55.8%), followed by Eritrea (52.5%) and Papua New Guinea (49.5%). Latvia has the lowest (0.5%).

Health158 countries · 2 metricsUpdated Mar 1, 2024Original page

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Prevalence of stunting, height for age (% of children under 5) - WorldBank

ShowingStunting RatesBetter directionWhether a higher or a lower value is better. A green arrow means higher is better, a red arrow means lower is better, and no arrow means neither.More in the glossary →

Year 2024158 of 235 countries

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Stunting Rates, 2024

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Ranking

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Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median

16.0%

Middle half 7.2% – 28.0%

Average

18.5%

158 countries

Lowest (best)

0.5%

Latvia

Highest (worst)

55.8%

Burundi

Data

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158 countries · # = rank by Stunting Rates

#
1	Latvia	0.5%	2,021
2	South Korea	0.9%	2,020
3	Estonia	1.2%	2,014
4	Germany	1.3%	2,016
5	Netherlands	1.5%	2,009
5	Greece	1.5%	2,003
7	Belgium	1.6%	2,014
8	Chile	1.8%	2,014
9	Australia	1.9%	2,007
10	Tonga	2.2%	2,019
11	Saint Lucia	2.5%	2,012
12	Poland	2.6%	2,014
13	Czechia	2.7%	2,001
14	Portugal	3.2%	2,016
15	United States	3.4%	2,018
16	Lithuania	4.1%	2,021
17	North Macedonia	4.3%	2,019
18	Belarus	4.5%	2,005
18	Singapore	4.5%	2,000
20	Jamaica	4.6%	2,018
20	Turks and Caicos Islands	4.6%	2,020
22	China	4.8%	2,017
22	Iran	4.8%	2,017
24	Serbia	5.4%	2,019
25	Paraguay	5.6%	2,016
26	Tuvalu	5.7%	2,019
27	Georgia	5.8%	2,018
28	Turkey	6%	2,018
29	Kuwait	6.4%	2,020
29	Moldova	6.4%	2,012
31	Uzbekistan	6.5%	2,021
32	Dominican Republic	6.7%	2,019
33	Uruguay	6.9%	2,018
34	Bulgaria	7%	2,014
34	Lebanon	7%	2,021
36	Japan	7.1%	2,010
36	Cuba	7.1%	2,019
38	Brazil	7.2%	2,019
38	Turkmenistan	7.2%	2,019
38	Fiji	7.2%	2,021
38	Montenegro	7.2%	2,018
42	Samoa	7.3%	2,019
43	Jordan	7.4%	2,019
44	Barbados	7.7%	2,012
45	Seychelles	7.9%	2,012
46	Kazakhstan	8%	2,015
47	Suriname	8.3%	2,018
48	Tunisia	8.4%	2,018
49	Argentina	8.7%	2,018
49	Palestine	8.7%	2,020
51	Bosnia and Herzegovina	8.9%	2,012
52	Costa Rica	9%	2,018
53	Trinidad and Tobago	9.2%	2,011
54	Mongolia	9.4%	2,018
54	Armenia	9.4%	2,016
56	Guyana	9.5%	2,019
57	Algeria	9.8%	2,019
58	Saudi Arabia	10.8%	2,020
59	Albania	11.3%	2,017
60	Oman	11.4%	2,017
61	Peru	11.5%	2,021
62	Qatar	11.6%	1,995
63	Sao Tome and Principe	11.7%	2,019
64	Kyrgyzstan	11.8%	2,018
65	Iraq	12.6%	2,018
66	Colombia	12.7%	2,016
67	Mexico	12.8%	2,021
67	Romania	12.8%	2,002
69	Thailand	13.4%	2,019
69	Venezuela	13.4%	2,009
71	El Salvador	13.6%	2,014
71	Bahrain	13.6%	1,995
71	Mauritius	13.6%	1,995
74	Morocco	14.2%	2,019
75	Gabon	14.4%	2,020
76	Belize	15.0%	2,015
77	Kiribati	15.2%	2,018
78	Maldives	15.3%	2,017
79	Panama	15.9%	2,019
80	Bolivia	16.1%	2,016
81	Sri Lanka	17.3%	2,016
81	Nicaragua	17.3%	2,012
83	Ghana	17.5%	2,017
83	Tajikistan	17.5%	2,017
83	Gambia	17.5%	2,020
86	Kenya	17.6%	2,022
87	Azerbaijan	17.8%	2,013
88	Senegal	17.9%	2,019
89	Honduras	18.7%	2,019
90	North Korea	19.1%	2,017
91	Vietnam	19.5%	2,020
92	Brunei	19.7%	2,009
93	Djibouti	20.9%	2,019
94	South Africa	21.4%	2,017
94	Cape Verde	21.4%	1,994
96	Malaysia	21.8%	2,019
96	Mali	21.8%	2,022
98	Cambodia	21.9%	2,021
98	Haiti	21.9%	2,017
100	Egypt	22.3%	2,014
101	Burkina Faso	22.6%	2,021
102	Namibia	22.7%	2,013
103	Ukraine	22.9%	2,000
104	Ecuador	23.0%	2,019
105	Ivory Coast	23.4%	2,021
106	Zimbabwe	23.5%	2,019
107	Togo	23.8%	2,017
108	Nauru	24.0%	2,007
109	Nepal	24.8%	2,022
110	Mauritania	25.1%	2,022
111	Somalia	25.3%	2,009
112	Uganda	25.4%	2,020
113	Eswatini	25.5%	2,014
114	Equatorial Guinea	26.2%	2,011
115	Sierra Leone	26.3%	2,021
116	Myanmar	26.7%	2,018
117	Guinea-Bissau	27.7%	2,019
118	Syria	27.9%	2,010
119	Bangladesh	28.0%	2,019
119	Chad	28.0%	2,022
121	Cameroon	28.9%	2,018
121	Botswana	28.9%	2,007
121	Vanuatu	28.9%	2,013
124	Liberia	29.8%	2,019
125	Tanzania	30.0%	2,022
126	Guinea	30.3%	2,018
127	Indonesia	30.8%	2,018
128	Comoros	31.1%	2,012
129	South Sudan	31.3%	2,010
130	Nigeria	31.5%	2,020
131	Solomon Islands	31.7%	2,015
132	Benin	32.2%	2,018
133	Philippines	33.1%	2,015
133	Rwanda	33.1%	2,020
133	Laos	33.1%	2,017
136	Bhutan	33.5%	2,010
137	Zambia	34.6%	2,018
137	Lesotho	34.6%	2,018
139	Marshall Islands	34.8%	2,017
140	India	35.5%	2,020
140	Malawi	35.5%	2,020
142	Ethiopia	36.8%	2,019
143	Mozambique	37.5%	2,020
144	Pakistan	37.6%	2,018
144	Angola	37.6%	2,015
146	Libya	38.1%	2,014
147	Sudan	38.2%	2,014
147	Afghanistan	38.2%	2,018
149	Madagascar	39.8%	2,021
149	Central African Republic	39.8%	2,019
151	DR Congo	41.8%	2,017
152	Guatemala	46.0%	2,021
153	Yemen	46.4%	2,013
154	Timor-Leste	46.7%	2,020
155	Niger	47.7%	2,022
156	Papua New Guinea	49.5%	2,010
157	Eritrea	52.5%	2,010
158	Burundi	55.8%	2,022

What correlates with Stunting Rates (2024)?

Pearson r against 1,429 other country metrics sharing at least 95 countries. Ranks are read by standing: a better rank counts as higher, whether rank 1 is the best place on a list or the worst. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Stunting Rates tend to score higher on these (or rank better)

Global Hunger IndexGlobal Hunger Index by Country
r = +0.82 · very strong · n = 124
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% of Pop. Living on Less Than $10 USD/DayPoverty Rate by Country
r = +0.77 · very strong · n = 134
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Public ServicesFailed States
r = +0.76 · very strong · n = 149
Plot
Individuals Making Under $10kWealth Inequality by Country
r = +0.75 · very strong · n = 138
Plot
% of Pop. in Multidimensional PovertyPoverty Rate by Country
r = +0.74 · very strong · n = 102
Plot
Demographic PressuresFailed States
r = +0.74 · very strong · n = 149
Plot

Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Stunting Rates tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)

LP Living ConditionsLegatum Prosperity IndexA rank: rank 1 is the best
r = +0.85 · very strong · n = 140
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Girls 10Average Height by Country
r = −0.81 · very strong · n = 151
Plot
Girls - Avg Ht, 10 YoAverage Height by Country
r = −0.81 · very strong · n = 151
Plot
Energy Equity ScoreEnergy Trilemma Energy Performance Index
r = −0.80 · very strong · n = 101
Plot
LP EducationLegatum Prosperity IndexA rank: rank 1 is the best
r = +0.80 · very strong · n = 140
Plot
Social Progress IndexSocial Progress Index by Country
r = −0.80 · very strong · n = 143
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Quick answers

Which country has the highest Stunting Rates?: Burundi has the highest Stunting Rates in 2024, at 55.8%, followed by Eritrea (52.5%) and Papua New Guinea (49.5%).
Which country has the lowest Stunting Rates?: Latvia has the lowest Stunting Rates in 2024, at 0.5%.
What is the median Stunting Rates across countries?: The median is 16.0% across the 158 countries with data in 2024.
Where does this stunting rates by country data come from?: Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Prevalence of stunting, height for age (% of children under 5) - WorldBank.